PHYSICAL FITNESS ASSESSMENT & EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION W/ LAB
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PHYSICAL FITNESS ASSESSMENT & EXERCISE
PRESCRIPTION W/ LAB
APK 4125C ~ 03 CREDITS ~ SPRING 2021
INSTRUCTOR: Ben Gordon, PhD, NSCA CSCS, NASM CES, ACSM C-EP
Office: FLG 106I
Office Phone: 352-294-1755
Email: bgordon1@ufl.edu
Preferred Method of Contact: email or CANVAS email
OFFICE HOURS: Periods 7 and 8 on Tuesday and Thursday (Or by
appointment)
MEETING TIME/LOCATION: Lectures on Mon/Wed Period 6 (12:50-1:40pm) in
Turlington Hall L011
Labs meet according to the following table:
CLASS LAB TIME LOCATION INSTRUCTOR
NUMBER
10782 W | Period 8 - 9 (3:00 - 4:55 PM) FLG 107D Markus Furst
26115 W | Period 8 - 9 (3:00 - 4:55 PM) Online Markus Furst
22123 F | Period 6 - 7 (12:50 - 2:45 PM) FLG 107D Markus Furst
26116 F | Period 6 - 7 (12:50 - 2:45 PM) Online Markus Furst
10783 R | Period 1 - 2 (7:25 - 9:20 AM) FLG 107D John Roman
26117 R | Period 1 - 2 (7:25 - 9:20 AM) Online John Roman
10784 W | Period 2 - 3 (8:30 - 10:25 AM) FLG 107D John Roman
26118 W | Period 2 - 3 (8:30 - 10:25 AM) Online John Roman
10785 T | Period 8 - 9 (3:00 - 4:55 PM) FLG 107D Markus Furst
26120 T | Period 8 - 9 (3:00 - 4:55 PM) Online Markus Furst
10786 M | Period 4 - 5 (10:40 AM - 12:35 FLG 107D Moriah Hanson
PM)
26122 M | Period 4 - 5 (10:40 AM - 12:35 Online Moriah HansonPM)
10787 W | Period 4 - 5 (10:40 AM - 12:35 FLG 107D John Roman
PM)
26213 W | Period 4 - 5 (10:40 AM - 12:35 PM) Online John Roman
TEACHING ASSISTANTS:
• JOHN ROMAN – JOHNTROMAN@UFL.EDU
• MORIAH HANSON – MORIAH.HANSON@UFL.EDU
• MARKUS FURST – MARKUSFURST@UFL.EDU
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will introduce students to techniques of assessing
physical fitness using traditional and state of the art processes. Students will also learn
techniques of prescribing exercise programs based upon assessments of physical
parameters. Students will participate in supervised practical lab experiences in
assessment and prescription.
PREREQUISITE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS: Students must be a student in the college of
Health and Human Performance and must have earned a C or better in APK 3110
(Physiology of Exercise Training).
REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED MATERIALS: Students will need the following
textbook for this course. It’s not required, but it’s highly recommended:
American College of Sports Medicine. ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and
prescription. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013.
COURSE FORMAT: Students will attend one-period lectures twice a week and a two-
period lab once a week (either in-person or online depending on your section).
COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of this course, students should be able to:
• Select, justify, and perform a variety of fitness assessments on apparently
healthy adults.
• Utilize the results from fitness assessments as well as knowledge of professional
and medically accepted standards to prescribe safe and effective exercise.
• Explain anatomical, physiological, and psychological components to fitness
assessments and exercise programs.
• Discuss and evaluate trends in health/fitness with regard to safety and
effectiveness.
In addition to these content-specific goals, this course assesses students on all nine of
the Student Learning Objectives (SLO’s) used by the Department of Applied Physiology &
Kinesiology (APK) to determine preparedness for internship and graduation. These
SLO’s are:
Content1. Integrate and apply principles and methods of math, social sciences, and arts and
humanities to applied physiology and kinesiology, wellness, and/or fitness
environments.
2. Identify and relate the nomenclature, structures, and locations of components of
human anatomy to health, disease, and physical activity.
3. Identify, examine, and explain physiological mechanisms of homeostasis at
various levels of an organism (i.e., cells, tissues, organs, systems).
4. Investigate and explain the effects of physical activity on psychological health as
well as the perspectives used to enhance adherence to healthier lifestyles.
5. Identify and explain the acute and chronic anatomical and physiological
adaptations to exercise, training, and physical activity.
Critical Thinking
6. Select and apply the appropriate scientific principles when assessing the health
and fitness of an individual and prescribing physical activity based on those
assessments.
7. Solve applied physiology and kinesiology problems from personal, scholarly, and
professional perspectives using fundamental concepts of health and exercise,
scientific inquiry, and analytical, critical, and creative thinking.
8. Collect, analyze, and interpret qualitative or quantitative data in an applied
physiology and kinesiology context.
Communication
9. Effectively employ written, oral, visual, and electronic communication
techniques to foster inquiry, collaboration, and engagement among applied
physiology and kinesiology peers and professionals as well as with patients,
clients, and/or subjects.
COURSE AND UNIVERSITY POLICIES:
ATTENDANCE AND MISSED LABS POLICY: Students are expected to make every effort
to attend all lectures and labs through the zoom application on canvas. If students
cannot make it to the live lecture than they should watch the recorded version of the
zoom lecture. Attendance for lab is mandatory and is a part of the laboratory grade for
this course. Students must attend only the lab section for which they are enrolled, not
the one most convenient for them on any particular day/week. If a student must miss
their lab for a valid reason (e.g., personal illness, family emergency), they should make
arrangements with their Lab TA, Lab Coordinator and Instructor to attend another
section for that week only. Documentation of your reason for missing lab may be
required. Unexcused absences are not permitted. For every unexcused lab absence
that is not made-up, the student will receive a partial letter grade penalty. For example,if you earned a B+ in the course but have an un-made up lab, you will receive a B. More
specifics on lab grades can be found in the grading section of this syllabus
PERSONAL CONDUCT POLICY: Students are expected to exhibit behaviors that reflect
highly upon themselves and our University:
• Read and refer to the syllabus
• Watch/Attend all Zoom Lectures
• Show respect for the authority of the graduate TAs through politeness and use of
proper titles. In addition, understand that TAs are the authority on lab grades,
Dr. Gordon will defer to their decision on lab grades. If you have questions
regarding your lab grade, discuss it with your TA FIRST.
• Use of professional, courteous standards for all emails and discussions:
o Descriptive subject line
o Body of the email should be concise but have sufficient detail
o Give a respectful salutation (e.g., thank you, sincerely, respectfully)
o No textspeak (e.g., OMG, WTH, IMO)
• Watch/Attend the zoom lectures in a quiet location where you will be able to
focus
• Adherence to the UF Student Honor Code:
https://sccr.dso.ufl.edu/policies/student-honor-code-student-conduct-code/
o Honor code violations of any kind will not be tolerated and sanctions will
be determined by the course instructor for first-time violators
o Any use, access, or handling of technology during assessments will result
in zero points for that assessment and potential failure of the course
o All allegations, regardless of the severity, will be reported to the Dean of
Students Office for University-level documentation and processing. This
includes looking at your neighbor’s test form during an assessment or
plagiarizing part or all of another student’s lab report.
EXAM MAKE-UP POLICY: Make-up exams will be given at the discretion of the
instructor. Unexcused missed exams will result in a zero on the exam (this includes
contacting the instructor after the exam if you are ill). You are absolutely not permitted
a make-up exam for personal travel/vacations, so please make your travel arrangements
accordingly. If you have a serious emergency or life event, please contact the Dean of
Students Office (www.dso.ufl.edu) and they will contact your instructors so that you do
not have to provide documentation of the emergency/death in order to get a make-up
exam. Requirements for class attendance and make-up exams, assignments, and other
work are consistent with the university policies that can be found at
https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/regulations/info/attendance.aspx.
ACCOMMODATING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: Students requesting
accommodation for disabilities must first register with the Dean of Students Office
(http://www.dso.ufl.edu/drc/). The Dean of Students Office will provide documentationto the student who must then provide this documentation to the instructor when
requesting accommodation. You must submit this documentation prior to submitting
assignments or taking the quizzes or exams. Accommodations are not retroactive,
therefore, students should contact the office as soon as possible in the term for which
they are seeking accommodations.
Students registered with the DRC should work with their Lab TA to arrange dates/times
for the final lab practical if extended time on assessments is an approved
accommodation. Students are encouraged to take lecture exams at the DRC where
individualized accommodations can be provided. Students should email a copy of their
accommodation letter to the course instructor in the first week of classes if possible, and
request DRC exams as soon as possible to ensure that they are approved in time.
COURSE EVALUATIONS: Students in this class are participating in GatorEvals. This
evaluation system is designed to be more informative to instructors so that teaching
effectiveness is enhanced and to be more seamlessly linked to UF’s CANVAS learning
management system. Students can complete their evaluations through the email they
receive from GatorEvals, in their Canvas course menu under GatorEvals, or via
https://ufl.bluera.com/ufl/ . Thank you for serving as a partner in this important effort.
FOR FACE-TO-FACE SECTIONS ONLY:
• We will have face-to-face instructional sessions to accomplish the student
learning objectives of this course. In response to COVID-19, the following policies
and requirements are in place to maintain your learning environment and to
enhance the safety of our in-classroom interactions.
• You are required to wear approved face coverings at all times during class and
within buildings. Following and enforcing these policies and requirements are all
of our responsibility. Failure to do so will lead to a report to the Office of Student
Conduct and Conflict Resolution.
• This course has been assigned a physical classroom with enough capacity to
maintain physical distancing (6 feet between individuals) requirements. Please
utilize designated seats and maintain appropriate spacing between students.
Please do not move desks or stations.
• Sanitizing supplies are available in the classroom if you wish to wipe down your
desks prior to sitting down and at the end of the class.
• Follow your instructor’s guidance on how to enter and exit the classroom.
Practice physical distancing to the extent possible when entering and exiting the
classroom.
• If you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms (Click here for guidance from the
CDC on symptoms of coronavirus), please use the UF Health screening system
and follow the instructions on whether you are able to attend class. Click here
for UF Health guidance on what to do if you have been exposed to or are
experiencing Covid-19 symptoms.• Course materials will be provided to you with an excused absence, and you will
be given a reasonable amount of time to make up work. Find more information
in the university attendance policies.
PRIVACY:
Our class sessions may be audio visually recorded for students in the class to refer back
and for enrolled students who are unable to attend live. Students who participate with
their camera engaged or utilize a profile image are agreeing to have their video or image
recorded. If you are unwilling to consent to have your profile or video image recorded,
be sure to keep your camera off and do not use a profile image. Likewise, students who
un-mute during class and participate orally are agreeing to have their voices recorded.
If you are not willing to consent to have your voice recorded during class, you will need
to keep your mute button activated and communicate exclusively using the "chat"
feature, which allows students to type questions and comments live. The chat will not
be recorded or shared. As in all courses, unauthorized recording and unauthorized
sharing of recorded materials is prohibited.
GETTING HELP:
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
• U Matter, We Care: If you or a friend is in distress, please contact
umatter@ufl.edu or 352 392-1575
• Counseling and Wellness Center: https://counseling.ufl.edu/, 352-392-1575
• Sexual Assault Recovery Services (SARS) - Student Health Care Center, 392-1161
• University Police Department, 392-1111 (or 9-1-1 for emergencies)
http://www.police.ufl.edu/
ACADEMIC RESOURCES
• E-learning technical support, 352-392-4357 (select opti on 2) or e-mail to
Learning-support@ufl.edu. https://lss.at.ufl.edu/help.shtml
• Career Connections Center, Reitz Union, 392-1601. Career assistance and
counseling. https://career.ufl.edu/
• Library Support, http://cms.uflib.ufl.edu/ask. Various ways to receive assistance
with respect to using the libraries or finding resources.
• Teaching Center, Broward Hall, 392-2010 or 392-6420. General study skills and
tutoring. http://teachingcenter.ufl.edu/
• Writing Studio, 302 Tigert Hall, 846-1138. Help brainstorming, formatting, and
writing papers. http://writing.ufl.edu/writing-studio/
• Student Complaints On-Campus: https://sccr.dso.ufl.edu/policies/student-
honor-code-student-conduct-code/ On-Line Students Complaints:
http://distance.ufl.edu/student-complaint-process/GRADING:
The following table outlines the point-accruing components of the course.
Evaluation Components (n) % of Total Grade
Midterm Lecture Exam (2) 20%
Comprehensive Lecture Final (1) 10%
Lab (8) 25%
Meet Your Professor Assignment 10%
Comprehensive Lab Practical (1) 15%
Quizzes (8) 15%
Practice Exercise Prescriptions (3) 10%
Midterms And Final Exam - The midterm lecture exams will (generally) consist of 40
multiple choice and true/false questions and 2 short answer questions. The
comprehensive lecture final will consist of 40 multiple choice questions and 2 short
answer questions. The emphasis on multiple choice questions was intentionally
selected to prepare students to sit for certification-style examinations common in the
health and fitness field.
Lab – For each lab students will receive 1 pt for attending the lab-zoom meeting with
their TA. The other 9 pts will be earned through group lab reports. 2 of the 9 points will
be earned through properly participating in your group’s completion of each lab report.
The percentage of these 2 points that each student receives will be based on the effort
reports submitted by each group (each student in every group will submit an effort
report on all of their group-members). The effort report will be a simple estimate of
how much effort that student gave while creating the group lab report. As mentioned,
lab reports will be completed in groups and should be submitted directly to the canvas
gradebook. Turnitin will be used to ensure students are submitting original work.
Detailed rubrics for each lab report will be provided in CANVAS. Lab reports are due at
the start time of the following lab. Your TA will check the submission time in the
gradebook to verify timely submission. Late submissions will result in a 1 point penalty.
Lab reports should be typed and neatly/clearly labeled/organized. All group members’
names must be present on the first page of the lab report. Not following the prescribed
lab report template/rubric will result in a 1-2-pt deduction, depending on severity.Comprehensive Lab Practical - There will be a comprehensive lab exam at the end of the
semester where you will demonstrate a basic knowledge and ability to perform fitness
assessments on actual individuals. As the semester advances, you will have an
opportunity to sign up for a lab practical exam time on canvas calendar. The exams
times will be throughout the last week and a half of the semester. Students must earn
a 3 out of 5 on each of the student learning objectives assessed by this exam in order
to register for an APK Internship and to PASS THE PROGRAM. If you fail to meet this
standard, you will be asked to remediate the exam with a new administrator, but you
will not be allowed to gain more points on it. For example, if you score 25 on the exam,
that will be used to calculate your course grade. You will still have to retake the exam to
demonstrate proficiency, but you cannot increase your grade. Remember that this
course assesses student on SLO’s of the entire program, and may require the student to
recall information from previous APK classes such as APK 2100, APK 2105, APK 3110.
Quizzes – 8 quizzes will be given throughout the semester. These quizzes will be
administered on canvas and they will be open for 12 hours on Wednesday. These
quizzes are short and to the point. Each quiz could contain fill-in-the-blank, multiple
choice, short answer, and true or false questions. Each quiz will range between 5 and 10
questions.
Practice Exercise Prescriptions – 3 assignments will be given throughout the semester to
critically think about a specific assessment or prescription application. The main
objective of these assignments is to practice prescription creation.
Your Story Assignment - This is a short assignment at the start of the semester to help
Dr. Gordon get to know you. There are 10 simple questions to answer about yourself
that you’ll turn in. Once you turn in the document you’ll sign up for a 10 minute time
slot to meet with Dr. Gordon, so you can get to know each other.
GRADING SCALE: All grades will be posted directly into the CANVAS gradebook. Any
grading discrepancies should be pointed out to the instructor before the final exam.
More detailed information regarding current UF grading policies can be found here:
https://catalog.ufl.edu/UGRD/academic-regulations/grades-grading-policies/. Any
requests for extra credit or special exceptions to these grading policies will be
interpreted as an honor code violation (i.e., asking for preferential treatment).
Minus grades are not assigned for this course. Should points need to be altered during
the term (not likely, but things like hurricanes can really muck things up), these
percentages will still be used to determine grades (i.e., 90% = A).
Letter Grade Percent Associated with Grade GPA Impact
A 90.00-100% 4.0
B+ 87.00-89.99% 3.33
B 80.00-86.99% 3.0C+ 77.00-79.99% 2.33
C 70.00-76.99% 2.0
D+ 67.00-69.99% 1.33
D 60.00-66.99% 1.0
F 0-59.99% 0
WEEKLY COURSE SCHEDULE:
Week Date Lecture Topic Lab Topic
Jan 11 Syllabus and Teaching Philosophy
1 Introduction to Exercise Prescription and No Labs
Jan 13
Assessment
Jan 18 MLK Day – No Classes
Introduction to Exercise Prescription and
2 No Labs
Jan 20 Assessment
Pre-participation Screening
Jan 25 Pre-Participation Screening
3 Pre-participation Screening cont… Introduction to labs
Jan 27
Quiz 1
Cardiorespiratory Fitness Assessment
Feb 1
4 Lab 1 - HR, BP, ECG
Feb 3 Cardiorespiratory Fitness Assessment cont...
Cardiorespiratory Fitness Assessment cont...
Feb 8
Prescription Assignment 1
5 Lab 2 - VO2 Max
Muscle Fitness Assessment
Feb 10
Quiz 2
Feb 15 Muscle Fitness Assessment cont…
6 Body Composition Assessment Lab 3 - VO2 Submax
Feb 17
Quiz 3
Feb 22 Body Composition Assessment cont… Lab 4 - RMR and ACSM
7
Feb 24 Flexibility/Functional Mvmt Assess Metabolic Equations
Flexibility/Functional Mvmt Assess
Mar 1
Lab 5 - Skinfolds, WHR,
8
1st Midterm Exam (Prescription Assignment 1 BMI, BIA
Mar 3
due)
Cardiorespiratory Exercise Programming
Mar 8
9 Lab 6 – The Bod Pod
Cardiorespiratory Exercise Programming cont…
Mar 10
Mar 15 Cardiorespiratory Exercise Programming cont…
Cardiorespiratory Exercise Programming cont… Lab 7 - Muscular
10
Mar 17 Prescription Assignment 2 Strength/Endurance
Quiz 4Mar 22 Resistance Exercise Programming
Lab 8 - Flexibility and
11 Resistance Exercise Programming cont…
Mar 24 Balance
Mar 29 Resistance Exercise Programming cont…
Resistance Exercise Programming cont…
12 Practice Practicals
Mar 31 Quiz 5
Prescription Assignment 2 Due
Apr 05 2nd Midterm Exam
Flexibility Exercise and Corrective Programming
13 cont… Practice Practicals
Apr 07
Prescription Assignment 3
Quiz 6
Flexibility Exercise and Corrective Programming
Apr 12
cont…
14 Flexibility Exercise and Corrective Programming Lab Practical sign up
Apr 14 cont…
Quiz 7
General Contraindications to Exercise
Apr 19
Quiz
15 General Contraindications to Exercise Lab Practicals sign up
Apr 21 cont…
Prescription Assignment 3 Due
Quiz 8
Comprehensive Final Exam – 4/28 12:30p
SUCCESS AND STUDY TIPS:
• Read the text. Use the ACSM guidelines to your advantage. Do not take notes,
underline, highlight, or attempt to memorize anything…JUST READ and enjoy!
• Snow-ball the lecture notes. Begin studying lecture material immediately after the
first lecture. Then, after the second lecture, begin your studies with day one
lecture material. Continue this all the way up to the exam.
• If you get lost or don’t understand the material or an assignment ask the
instructor. If it’s a question regarding lecture than ask Dr. Gordon. If it’s a question
regarding lab ask your TA. That’s what we’re here for, to help you learn.
• While you’re studying try and engage your classmates. This material is meant to
be discussed and used.
• If there is something in the textbook that was NOT covered in lecture, you are not
expected to know it. There is a lot in the text that we don’t have time to cover.
• Rather than memorizing tables and charts, look at data tables and graphs and see
what trends or themes you can determine from those. Can you describe what you
see and what the significance is?• Lastly, don’t get overwhelmed by the material for these classes, just and have fun.
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